Ross Chastain - Gander RV 150 Race Advance
Team: No. 45 BAJA/Acurlite Chevrolet Silverado
Driver: Ross Chastain
Follow the Team: @NieceMotorsport; @RossChastain
PR Contact: Michelle Brachowski; mbrachowski@niecemotorsports.com
Ross Chastain on Racing at Pocono: “I’m excited to get to Pocono,” said Chastain. “This is such a fun and unique race track, and I enjoy the challenge that it presents. We had a solid race at Kentucky that moved us into the top-20 in points, but our sights are set on trying to win more races before the playoffs start. I can’t thank Acurlite and BAJA enough for coming on board this weekend. I’m thrilled they’ll be joining us at the track, and I’m hoping we show them a good time.”
Making the Playoffs: A fourth-place finish for the No. 45team at Kentucky Speedway advanced Chastain into 18th-place in thedriver point standings.
Chastainhas two victories this season, with one counting towards playoffeligibility. Chastain must stay in thetop-20 in NGOTS point standings within the next three races in order to remaineligible to compete for the championship.
Chastain at Pocono: Chastain has two NGOTS starts at PoconoRaceway, with one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes. In his most recent NGOTS start at the trackin 2013, Chastain started second and finished fifth.
In addition,Chastain has four NASCAR XFINITY Series starts at the triangular track, withtwo top-15 finishes. His best finish of11th came in 2018.
The Alva,Florida native also has three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts to hiscredit at Pocono Raceway.
On theTruck: Ross Chastain’sNo. 45 Chevrolet will carry the BAJA colors at Pocono Raceway this weekend.
TheBAJA network is comprised of three different companies providing field service,starters, and manufacturing for gas compression applications throughout theUnited States.
NieceMotorsports and the No. 45 team are also proud to represent Acurlite StructuralSkylights at Pocono Raceway.
Headquartered inBerwick, Pennsylvania, Acurlite is a leader in “bringing the sky inside.”
Ron Palombo, aformer principal at Skytech Systems, Inc., founded Acurlite with his wife Donnaand a talented group of individuals that set out with a mission to provide thebest heavy-duty, commercial skylights and sloped glazing products on themarket.
AcurliteStructural Skylights, Inc. has more than 300 years combined industry experiencein overhead and vertical glazing.